Apparatus for dispensing beverages



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E. HAGUE.

APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING BEVERAGES. No. 393,106. Patented Nov. 20, 1888.

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I E. HAGUE. A APPARATUS EOEDISEENSING BEVERAGES.

N0. 393,106.v Patented Nov. 20, 1888.

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ERNEST HAGUE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING BEVERAGES.

SPECIFICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 393,106, dated November 20, 1888.

Application filed July 10, 1888. Serial No. 279,546.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST HAGUE Of the city, county, and State of New York, have in vented a new and Improved Apparatus for Dispensing Beverages, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a practical apparatus, for use particularly in railway-coaches, whereby any aerated or mineral water may be dispensed by the glass without an attendant by the dropping of a coin or other token in a. lock and receptacle to receive it;and to this end my invention consists of the construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, all as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying. drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of my new andimproved beverage-dispensing apparatus, combined with a water-cooler, waste-water tray and receptacle, showing the parts in their normal position. Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view of the same, taken on line x wot Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailed sectional elevation of the coin-tube lock mechanism. Fig. 4 is a sectional view showing the coin ledge or pocket to catch the coin as it drops from the tube, and Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of the mineral-water conduit and valve.

A represents a receptacle for mineral water. To this are connected the tubes or conduits B O, which are united by the section 1), provided with a valve, E, connected to lever F. This lever is fulcrnmed at a, and is providedat its upper end with the pivoted bar F. which is to be acted upon by a coin, I), and the stud c, for opening the valve 16, as hereinafter dcscribed. The said stud c is connected to the tray G, pivoted at g to the main casing of the apparatus, so that it is adapted to be raised to vertical position, as shown in Fig. 3, or lowcred to horizontal position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. \Vhen lowered to horizontal position, said tray G- acts as a waste-water receptacle for water from the watercooler 11,1"1'0111 which water may be drawn through the pipe H and cook H arranged above the tray G,

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as shown in Fig. 1. \Vhen the said tray G is raised to vertical position, as shown in Fig. 3, the water collected therein will pass through pipe I to the stationary receptacle J.

K is a holder for a glass, L. This holder is pivoted upon or held by trunnions e c on segmental standards e, attached to the tray G, so that it always remains right side up, no matter at what position the tray G may be held.

M is a U-shaped casing formed at the front of the main frame of the apparatus, and the conduit-tube C, for mineral water, terminates at the top of this casing, and it is so arranged relatively to the glass-holder K that when the tray G is closed to vertical position the glass .will be held immediately under the discharge end of the said conduit to receive the mineral water; but before any mineral water will enter the glass a coin or token must be dropped into the passage N, so that the pressure on said coin by the stud 0 will force back the bar F and the leverFand open the valveE. After the lever F has been forced back the bar F is turned on its'pivot and the coin b is released and dropped into a receptacle, and thereupon the lever F and valve E are automatically closed and the bar F automatically brought back to the position shown in Fig. 1.

The construction is as follows: A pocket,l is located at the lower end of the passage l. At the bottom of this pocket is formed a slot, f, through which small coins-a cent, for ex ample, or three-cent pieccif dropped into the passageN, will pass directly to the box 0. If a five-cent piece, for example, be dropped into the passage N, it will be retained by the ledges ff, as shown in Fig. 4. The front wall of the pocket l is formed with an aperture, 71., in flange f The coin held by the ledgesff is held in .line with the said aperture-h, and this aperture coincides with the aperture h in the main casing of the apparatus. The stud a, when the tray G is closed, passes through the openings h h and comes in contact with the coin. The back of the pocket]? is normally closed by the vertical flange f formed on the bar F, and this flange is formed with a passage, h, for the stud c to enter, and thus prevent the operation of the lever F in case no coin or token should be dropped into the passage N. Formed as a part of the pocket P is a bracket, P, having cross-piece P". (See Fig. 3.) The bar F normally rests on this crosspiece. The slot fin the pocket P permits the lower part of the'coin to pro ject below the cross-piece P and forlifting the said coin so itmay pass over the crosspiece P in answer to the inward thrust of the stud 0, I provide the tray G with a beveled stud,c, below stud c. This stud c is longer than the stud a, so that the coin will be lifted before the stud 0 comes in contact with it, an opening, h,

being provided in the casing below the opening h for the stud c.

The parts being in the position shown in Fig. 1,in order to draw a glass of mineral water from the receptacle A, a coin or token of proper dimension must be dropped into the passage N. It will lodge in the pocket P, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The tray G must now be closed,which will cause the two studs 0 c to enter the passages hh. The stud a will lift the coin, and the stud a will force the coin, the pivoted bar F,and the upper end of the lever F backward, opening the valve E, permitting water to pass through the conduit to the tumbler K. The flow will continue until the bar F is turned on its pivot sufficiently to release the coin and permit it to drop into the box 0. This turning of the said bar F is effected in this instance by the chain m, 0011- nected to the inner end of the said bar, and connected at its lower end to one of the cheekpieces m below the pivot of the tray G. vThe backward movement of the lever F and the turning of the said cheek-piece m draws the chain m taut and tilts the bar F and flange f upward,so that when the coin passes the crosspiece P it will be released. There now being nothing to retain the lever Fand bar F, they are automatically returned to place,either by their own weight or by the springs 19 p,ready for another operation, and closing valve E, which is alsoprovided with a spring, 19".

In order to prevent the apparatus from being operated by a wire or other object thrust into the passages h h, I provide a gate, Q,whi ch closes the passages h h", except when the tray G- 1s raised. It is held in position to close the sald openings by a spring, q. Its lower edge is attached by a chain, q, to the cheek-piece m,so that when the tray G is turned upward the gate Q will be drawn down to the position shown in Fig. 3.

To the outer end of the pipe 0 is attached a cover, 0, held pressed'down-ward by thespring 0 so that the mineral water as it enters-the 1. The passage N, to receive a coin, the lever F, bar F, the conduits connected to the receptacle A, the section D, and valve fitted therein, in combination with a tray adapted to support a tumbler and provided with a stud to operate the said lever, bar, and valve, substantially as described.

2. The receptacle A, conduits B O, and section D, the conduit 0 terminating at the front of the apparatus,in combination with the valve E, fitted in section D, the lever E attached to the valve, the pivoted bar F at the upperend of the lever F, the coin-pocket P at the end of the bar F, and the chain m, attached to the bar F and to the edge of the tray, for tilting the said bar, substantially as described.

3. The U-shaped casing M at the front of the apparatus, combined with lock mechanism to receive a coin, the conduit, the valve E, 1e ver F, and pivoted tray G, havinga pocket or holder, K, for the tumbler, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with the tube N, of the apertured pocket P, lever F, pivoted bar F, bracket P P, tray G, stud c, and the longer beveled stud, a, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with a casing, a tray pivoted to the casing and provided with a long and short stud, and a tumbler-holder on the tray, of a receptacle for mineral water, a conduit leading from said receptacle, a valve in said conduit, a leverconnected to said valve, a bar pivoted to said lever, and a coin-receptacle adjacent to the free end of the said lever, substantially as set forth.

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Witnesses:

H. A. WEST, C. SEDGWIOK. 

